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Paulding, John,
American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Newberry
Sculpture
World War I Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor.
American
Bronze
Company
,
founder
.
Title:
World War I Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1928.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure:
bronze
; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 5 x 3 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 6.5 x 6.5 ft.
Inscription:
J. Paulding SC
American
Art
Bronze
Foundry Chicago (On plaque on front of base:) TO/OUR/WORLD WAR SOLDIERS/1917-1918/(List of soldiers killed) (On side of base:) (Plaque with list of soldiers killed) (On back of base, incised:) ERECTED/IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/OF THE SERVICE OF THE SONS/OF NEWBERRY COUNTY/WHO AT THE CALL OF THEIR/COUNTRY ENLISTED IN THE/WORLD WAR, AND TO THE MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO SEALED WITH/THEIR LIVES THEIR DEVOTION/TO THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY/AND DEMOCRACY. signed
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
World War I soldier in uniform and helmet, his proper right arm raised over his head with his hand forming a fist. Proper right hand is at his side holding a rifle with bayonet. He carries a sleeping bag and small pack on his back and a canteen on his proper right hip. He has a front pack on his chest and an ammunition belt around his waist. Figure is mounted on a base, the upper front decorated with an encircled relief of a star.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Bayonet
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Newberry
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Newberry, City Manager, P. O. Drawer 538, Newberry, South Carolina 29108
Located Town Square, McKibben, Boyce, Main, and Nance Streets, Newberry, South Carolina
Remarks:
IAS files contain copy of related information from Thomas H. Pope's "The History of Newberry, SC," vol. 2, University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC, pg. 129. For related articles see: Newberry Observer (Newberry, SC), Oct. 10, 1919 and March 2, 1928.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian
American
Art Museum's Inventories of
American
Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by
American
artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of
American
Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian
American
Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS SC000109
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000109
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